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Public laws and resolutions of the State of North Carolina passed by the General Assembly at its session of ...[1913]

1913
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Chapter 41. 67
(a) To agree or conspire with any other person, firm, corpora- ^^greement or con-tion
or association to put down or keep down the price of any pHces.^
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article produced in this State by the labor of others, which said
article said person, firm, corporation or association intends, plans
or desires to buy.
(b) To make a sale or sales of any goods, wares, merchandise, saies made on con-articles
or things of value whatsoever in North Carolina, whether ^'j/asir shaU not'
directly or indirectly, or through any agent or employee, upon '^''"ai "^^^th rival.
the condition that the purchaser thereof shall not deal in the
goods, wares, merchandise, articles or things of value of a com-petitor
or rival in the business of the person, firm, corporation
or association making said sales.
(c) To willfully destroy or injure, or undertake to destroy injuring or attempt
or injure, the business of any opponent or business rival in the Inte'n^to'fix^prices'^
S,tat,e of„Nor,th.Car„olina wit,h t.he„pu,rpose or intention of at.te.m.pt- ^^e from competition.
ing to fix the price of anything of value when the competition is
removed.
(d) Who directly or indirectly buys or sells within the State, Buying or selling
through himself or itself, or through any agent of any kind or as destroy* ot* injure
agent or principal, or together with or through any allied, sub- ^^'^*''^?«3 °f 'i'v^l by
. . artecting prices
sidiary or dependent person, firm, corporation or association, with intent of
any article or thing of value which is sold or bought in the State change' of prkes^^
to inju.re.or .destroy or undertake to injure or destroy the busi- ^.^t" ^uch destmc- , . tion and injury.
ness of any rival or opponent, by lowering the price of any article
or thing of value sold, so low, or by raising the price of any article
or thing of value bought, so high as to leave an unreasonable or Unreasonable
inadequate profit for a time, with the purpose of increasing the p^°^^-
profit on the business when such rival or opponent is driven out
of business, or his, their or its business is injured.
(e) Who deals in any thing of value within the State of North Variance of prices
Carolina, to give away or sell, at a place where there is competi- wUhTnlenrto*'^^
tion, such thing of value at a price lower than is charged by such injure business of
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.
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.
„ , another.
person, firm, corporation or association, for the same thing at
another place, where there is not good and sufficient reason, on
account of transportation or the expense of doing business, for
charging less at the one place than at the other, with the view
of injuring the business of another.
(f) Who is engaged in buying or selling any thing of value in Contracts not to do
North Carolina, to make or have any agreement or understanding, iocalitfeVwith^**'°
express or implied, with any other person, firm, corporation or intent to. stifle com-association,
not to buy or sell said things of value within certain localities'.'^^"*'
territorial limits within the State, with intention of preventing
competition in selling or to fix the price or prevent competition
in buying of said things of value within these limits: Provided, proviso: agent
nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an agent from repre- representing more
senting more than one principal. But nothing in this proviso
shall be construed to authorize two or more principals to employ
a common agent for the purpose of suppressing competition or Proviso: sale of
lowering prices: Provided, further, that nothing herein shall be ^."(^""'^^ ^° ^""^

1913
—
Chapter 41. 67
(a) To agree or conspire with any other person, firm, corpora- ^^greement or con-tion
or association to put down or keep down the price of any pHces.^
' ° ^^^^^
article produced in this State by the labor of others, which said
article said person, firm, corporation or association intends, plans
or desires to buy.
(b) To make a sale or sales of any goods, wares, merchandise, saies made on con-articles
or things of value whatsoever in North Carolina, whether ^'j/asir shaU not'
directly or indirectly, or through any agent or employee, upon '^''"ai "^^^th rival.
the condition that the purchaser thereof shall not deal in the
goods, wares, merchandise, articles or things of value of a com-petitor
or rival in the business of the person, firm, corporation
or association making said sales.
(c) To willfully destroy or injure, or undertake to destroy injuring or attempt
or injure, the business of any opponent or business rival in the Inte'n^to'fix^prices'^
S,tat,e of„Nor,th.Car„olina wit,h t.he„pu,rpose or intention of at.te.m.pt- ^^e from competition.
ing to fix the price of anything of value when the competition is
removed.
(d) Who directly or indirectly buys or sells within the State, Buying or selling
through himself or itself, or through any agent of any kind or as destroy* ot* injure
agent or principal, or together with or through any allied, sub- ^^'^*''^?«3 °f 'i'v^l by
. . artecting prices
sidiary or dependent person, firm, corporation or association, with intent of
any article or thing of value which is sold or bought in the State change' of prkes^^
to inju.re.or .destroy or undertake to injure or destroy the busi- ^.^t" ^uch destmc- , . tion and injury.
ness of any rival or opponent, by lowering the price of any article
or thing of value sold, so low, or by raising the price of any article
or thing of value bought, so high as to leave an unreasonable or Unreasonable
inadequate profit for a time, with the purpose of increasing the p^°^^-
profit on the business when such rival or opponent is driven out
of business, or his, their or its business is injured.
(e) Who deals in any thing of value within the State of North Variance of prices
Carolina, to give away or sell, at a place where there is competi- wUhTnlenrto*'^^
tion, such thing of value at a price lower than is charged by such injure business of
„ .
.
. ,
.
„ , another.
person, firm, corporation or association, for the same thing at
another place, where there is not good and sufficient reason, on
account of transportation or the expense of doing business, for
charging less at the one place than at the other, with the view
of injuring the business of another.
(f) Who is engaged in buying or selling any thing of value in Contracts not to do
North Carolina, to make or have any agreement or understanding, iocalitfeVwith^**'°
express or implied, with any other person, firm, corporation or intent to. stifle com-association,
not to buy or sell said things of value within certain localities'.'^^"*'
territorial limits within the State, with intention of preventing
competition in selling or to fix the price or prevent competition
in buying of said things of value within these limits: Provided, proviso: agent
nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an agent from repre- representing more
senting more than one principal. But nothing in this proviso
shall be construed to authorize two or more principals to employ
a common agent for the purpose of suppressing competition or Proviso: sale of
lowering prices: Provided, further, that nothing herein shall be ^."(^""'^^ ^° ^""^